# Mock client call

Recipes / Preset / Edit styles. Checked 2026-11-13.

The viewer meets the problem as an overheard conversation before the solution is drawn.

- Use when: System walkthroughs, consultation demos, case explainers, proposal videos.
- Phrase: a recreated video call: the client speaks first and names the problem, then the expert shares a screen and draws the system live, with speaker-labelled captions under it
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/preset/edit-mock-client-call
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/preset/edit-mock-client-call.json

## Watch out

- The client speaks first, in her own words. The expert opening, or a narrator stating the problem, is the listed failure. (practitioner; Director Chair measurement of a published short, Oct 2026)
- It explains a whole system but is not saved like a list: 2.8 percent of plays saved at 0.6 times the account's median. (measured; Director Chair measurement of a published short, 23 Oct 2026)
- A real client, a real person's face or a real vendor's logo needs written consent. Recreate a neutral call window. (practitioner; Director Chair measurement of a published short, Oct 2026)

## Measured on the reference

| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 287.8 s |
| Aspect | 9:16 |
| Visual changes per 10 s | 4.31 (mostly the captions) |
| Median segment | 1.9 s |
| First visual change | 1.57 s |
| First spoken word | 0.0 s |
| Spoken words per second | 2.88 |
| Loudness, integrated | -14.2 LUFS |
| True peak | -1.4 dBTP |
| Sound floor | -42.2 dBFS |
| Face in sampled frames | 61 percent, top third (two cartoon tiles) |
| Plays, saves | 3,445 plays, 2.8 percent saved (read 23 Oct 2026) |
| Against the account's median | 0.6 times |

## The recipe

1. Recreate a call window in 9:16: a title bar with both names and a running timer, the active speaker's tile outlined, a toolbar at the bottom.
2. Frame 0: the client's tile large, with a two-line title card naming the problem. The client says the first line.
3. During the conversation keep two stacked tiles, client above and presenter below, about a third of the height each.
4. When the presenter says they will draw it, switch to two small tiles on top and a shared drawing board below; draw each element stroke by stroke as it is named.
5. Captions in a band under the screen with a speaker tag above each line.
6. Keep real scene changes to about one every 6 to 8 seconds; the captions carry the faster rhythm.
7. Close on the presenter's tile with the offer. Voice at -14 LUFS, no music under the dialogue.

## Not for

Quick tips, anything under 90 seconds, product beauty, emotional stories, a real client without consent.

## Prompts

### Any chat model

```
Give me a production plan: the shots or scenes in order, what each one needs, and the edit settings, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is mock client call: the viewer meets the problem as an overheard conversation before the solution is drawn. How it works: a recreated video call: the client speaks first and names the problem, then the expert shares a screen and draws the system live, with speaker-labelled captions under it. It is right for: system walkthroughs, consultation demos, case explainers, proposal videos. The client speaks first, in her own words. It explains a whole system but is not saved like a list: 2.8 percent of plays saved at 0.6 times the account's median. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing.
```

## Goes well with

- Layout switch: https://directorchair.ai/transition/layout-switch
- Speaker-labelled captions: https://directorchair.ai/effect/speaker-tag-captions
- Drawn as it is said: https://directorchair.ai/effect/drawn-as-spoken
- The interface carries it: https://directorchair.ai/format/format-screen-led

## Source

Our own reading and measurement of a TikTok by @pro.glitch, posted 12 Oct 2026. The clip is a third-party reference and is not shown; the words here are ours https://www.tiktok.com/@pro.glitch/video/7695647708438220045

Text CC BY 4.0, Director Chair (directorchair.ai). Reference clips and their card texts belong to their makers.